Jon Speed
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Château De Mirande Mâcon Villages 2009, Ac
Burgundy, France$17.95
Pale straw with a light green tint. Citrus, tropical fruit, floral/perfumy, lots of minerality. Dry, wood on pallete, medium acid, mid weight, medium length. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Schoenheitz Linsenberg Riesling 2007, Ac Alsace
Alsace, France$17.95
Pale yellow/green tinge. Aromas of pear, citrus, yeasty at first - faded, some mineral. Hint of residual sugar, some bitterness on the pallete, medium weight and medium length finish. Okay but unremarkable. Tasted alone, perhaps with food would perk it up a little. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Messias Grande Escolha 2007, Doc Douro
Portugal$14.10
Dark purple. Lots of fruit on the nose, dark fruit, cherry along with some earth and vegetal aromas. On the palate the fruit seems a bit fresher with some oak, medium weight with good balance - the tannins still a bit grippy. Decent finish.
March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Château Les Clauzots 2009, Ac Graves
Bordeaux, France$12.95
Medium gold colour with citrus fruits, grass, herb and floral on the nose. Dry with medium acid and medium weight with a bit of bitterness on the finish. After warming a bit it opened up and presented much better. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Antech Grande Réserve Brut Blanquette De Limoux 2008, Ac, Midi, France
Languedoc, France$16.95
Old apples, and some off yeasty type aromas. On the pallete, peach, mineral, bready and a slight floral. A touch of residual sugar and fairly intense acid with medium weight, medium finish. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Conti Sertoli Salis Sassella Valtellina Superiore 2004, Docg
Lombardy, Italy$23.90
Garnet. Fairly intense nose of older fruit, rasins, port-like. Leather, sandalwood and floral. Dry with above average alcohol, medium, satin tannins and more hints of oak on the mid-palate. Medium weight with a reasonable finish. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Prado Rey Bl8 Birlocho 2009, Do Rueda
Spain$12.95
Pale straw. Citrus, grapefruit/lemon, green apple and a slight floral. Dry, medium weight, quite crisp with a medium finish that has a touch of bitterness. March 2011.
2.5 Stars
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Cave De Saumur Cuvée Signee Chinon 2008, Ac
Loire, France$14.95
Medium ruby red. Fairly intense nose that was very vegetal. A bit more fruit comes through on the pallette - red fruits - but still quite vegetal. Low-med weight with medium length it came across a bit unbalanced. Feb 2011.
2.5 Stars
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Gazela Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde, Portugal$11.00
Very pale straw. Citrus - grapefruit, lemon, mineral and a bit of floral along with acid that the nose can feel. A touch of residual sugar, low alcohol, fairly light body even with the spritz and a shorter finish. March 2011.
2.5 Stars
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Apollonio Rocca Dei Mori Salice Salentino Rosso 2006, Doc
Puglia, Italy$14.95
Medium Ruby. Some dark fruit, blackberry. The fruit was somewhat muted on the nose. Tar, cocoa, tobacco, earth. A slightly funky vegetal aroma. Fairly weighty with a fair amount of tannin but smooth and medium plus acid. Good finish. March 2011.
2.5 Stars
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